CN116964437A - Facility for producing an aqueous food, use thereof and method for producing an aqueous food - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a plant for producing aqueous food and to a component of such a plant, comprising in each case: a mixing device having a mixing vessel; a feed line to the mixing vessel for a fluid medium comprising at least one component of the aqueous food product; a discharge line for a fluid medium leaving the mixing vessel, the fluid medium comprising the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing device; at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product on-line. The invention also relates to a method for producing an aqueous food comprising the on-line detection of at least one component of a fluid medium with an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIT spectrometer, for detecting at least one component of an aqueous food product or for on-line monitoring of at least one component of an aqueous food product in a facility for producing a plurality of containers filled with an aqueous food product.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a beverage, such as an energy beverage or a soft drink, and to components of such a plant. The invention also relates to a method for the continuous production of, in particular, an aqueous food, in particular a beverage. Finally, the invention relates to the use of an infrared spectrometer for detecting one or more components of an aqueous food product in a plant for producing a plurality of containers filled with the aqueous food product, or for on-line monitoring in a plant for producing a plurality of containers filled with the aqueous food productOne or more components of the aqueous food.
Background
Beverages such as soft drinks and energy drinks have been filled and ready for shipment in high speed production facilities for a long time. For example, thousands of containers can now be filled easily per hour. In beverage production, including, for example, adding and mixing individual components together, processing an original or intermediate product, filling the end product into a suitable container (such as a bottle or can), and performing a pasteurization step, there is a need to continuously comply with various high quality and hygiene standards. These specifications place high demands on the staff, their training and repair, and on the inspection and maintenance of the equipment used. If a batch of products is found to be out of specification afterwards, it is sometimes necessary to dispose of a large number of products at considerable expense. In order to be able to check and record whether the quality criteria are met, random off-line laboratory tests are performed regularly. Although this process provides very accurate analysis results, it is time consuming and provides results with a significant time lag compared to the time of sampling. If the product is not in compliance with the specifications, a large number of filled containers have to be disposed of.
Disclosure of Invention
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a plant for producing a plurality of containers filled with an aqueous food, which is no longer affected by the above-mentioned drawbacks and in particular ensures a fast and reliable quality check during beverage production and/or in particular continuous monitoring of parameters necessary for beverage production.
It has thus been found a plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a beverage (e.g. an energy beverage or a soft drink), and components of a plant for producing an aqueous food, comprising in each case at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular a Fourier Transform (FT) NIR spectrometer, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of an aqueous food in a fluid system on-line.
In particular, a plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a beverage (such as an energy beverage or a soft drink), and the assembly of these plants have also been found, comprising:
a) At least one mixing device having a mixing vessel; and
b) At least one feed line to the mixing vessel for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium, which medium consists of or in particular comprises at least one ingredient or ingredients for an aqueous food;
c) A discharge line for a liquid medium, which medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing device, leaving the mixing vessel; and
d) At least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of an aqueous food product in at least one feed line for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium, on-line; and/or
e) At least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in at least one discharge line on-line.
Furthermore, in a suitable embodiment according to the invention, a plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a beverage (e.g. an energy beverage or a soft drink), or a component of the plant is provided, comprising:
a) At least one mixing device having a mixing vessel; and
b) At least one feed line to the mixing vessel for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium, which medium consists of or in particular comprises at least one ingredient or ingredients for an aqueous food;
c) A discharge line for a liquid medium, which medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing device, leaving the mixing vessel; and
d) A bypass line extending from the discharge line (in particular adjacent to the mixing device), wherein the bypass line preferably extends (preferably downstream, in particular adjacent to the filling device) into the discharge line; and
e) At least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of an aqueous food product in at least one feed line for a fluid medium on-line; and/or
f) At least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in at least one discharge line on-line; and/or
g) At least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
In a preferred embodiment, the basic object of the invention is very satisfactorily achieved by using an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, which is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line. A particularly advantageous embodiment is one in which in the feed line and/or in the discharge line (preferably in the feed line) no further infrared spectrometer (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer) is present, which is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product on-line.
Accordingly, in a preferred embodiment, a facility for producing a beverage (e.g. an energy beverage or a soft drink) or a component thereof, comprises:
a) A mixing device having a mixing vessel; and
b) At least one feed line for a liquid medium of a fluid, which medium consists of or comprises, in particular, at least one ingredient or ingredients for an aqueous food, to a mixing vessel;
c) A discharge line for a liquid medium, which medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing device, leaving the mixing vessel; and
d) A bypass line extending from the discharge line (in particular adjacent to the mixing device), wherein the bypass line preferably extends (preferably downstream, in particular adjacent to the filling device) into the discharge line; and
g) An FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
The plant according to the invention generally comprises mixing devices or mixing zones for producing concentrated ingredients, mixing devices and filling devices as components. Other assemblies include a closure device and optionally a pasteurization unit. It may furthermore be provided that the installation according to the invention, in particular the high-speed installation, has a plurality of discharge lines downstream of the mixing device or extends from one discharge line, so that the mixture obtained in the mixing device, in particular the beverage mixture, can be supplied to two or more filling devices.
By integrating the infrared spectrometer (in particular FT-NIR spectrometer) device according to the invention into a facility for producing an aqueous food (in particular a beverage), in particular into a facility for producing a plurality of containers filled with an aqueous food, qualitative and quantitative on-line monitoring of an ingredient or in particular several ingredients in an aqueous food (and even surprisingly over a very wide concentration range) is achieved. Thus, the main ingredient and the minor ingredient of the liquid food product can be detected and monitored, in particular simultaneously. In an advantageous embodiment, an assembly of a plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a beverage (e.g. an energy beverage or a soft drink), is provided, which assembly consists of or comprises:
a) A mixing device having a mixing vessel; and
b) A feed line for a fluid, liquid medium comprising at least one ingredient or more ingredients of an aqueous food to a mixing vessel;
c) A discharge line for a liquid medium, which medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing device, leaving the mixing vessel; and
d) A bypass line extending from the discharge line (particularly adjacent the mixing device) and preferably extending downstream (particularly adjacent the filling device) into the discharge line; and
g) An infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line;
and optionally
e) An infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of an aqueous food product in at least one feed line for a fluid medium.
The infrared spectrometer used in the installation according to the invention or in the components of the installation according to the invention, in particular all infrared spectrometers used in the installation according to the invention, most preferably Fourier Transform (FT) NIR spectrometers. At least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, comprises here in particular at least one light guide and a measuring unit, in particular a transmission process probe, which is arranged and adapted to be in contact with at least one fluid medium (in particular a liquid medium) consisting of or comprising at least one component or with an aqueous food product. In a practical embodiment, at least one light guide is introduced into or linked to the measuring unit, in particular the transmission process probe. The measuring unit or the transmission process probe can, for example in a rod-shaped design, project as a component of an infrared spectrometer into a container filled with aqueous food, and in particular also into a feed, discharge, bypass or transport line, in order to carry out the desired interaction of the components with the infrared radiation for qualitative and/or quantitative analysis.
At least one infrared spectrometer (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer), preferably a plurality of infrared spectrometers (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer), in particular comprising a data processing device arranged and adapted to store and evaluate data determined in an infrared spectrometry manner of a respective component (in particular a beverage component) of a fluid medium (in particular a liquid medium) or of an aqueous food product, in particular to compare it with reference data of the respective component stored in said data processing device. Here, the evaluation may be either qualitative or quantitative. At least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, is in particular adapted and arranged to determine the content of two or more ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, simultaneously. In particular, by using the data processing device, it is also possible to quantitatively detect at least one component in a liquid medium or an aqueous food product.
The facility according to the invention or the facility component according to the invention may be equipped with one or more data processing devices. If the facility or facility component comprises a plurality of data processing devices, the latter is preferably a component of a corresponding infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, or is connected to the latter. However, if the facility or the facility component comprises only one data processing device, it is connected to at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular a FT-NIR spectrometer, in particular a plurality of FT-NIR spectrometers, and is arranged and adapted to save data of the respective ingredient, in particular beverage ingredient, fluid medium (in particular liquid medium) or aqueous food, determined by the at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular a FT-NIR spectrometer, in particular a plurality of FT-NIR spectrometers, and in particular to qualitatively and/or quantitatively evaluate, in particular compare it with reference data of the respective ingredient stored in the data processing device.
A further advantage of the installation according to the invention or the installation component according to the invention is that by combining an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, at least one component, in particular a plurality of components, of the aqueous food product can be detected quasi-continuously, preferably at repeated measuring intervals in the range of 5 seconds to 90 seconds, in particular in the range of 10 seconds to 20 seconds. Due to the very short measurement intervals, the production process can be monitored substantially seamlessly. By means of the arrangement according to the invention, the data of various components of a fluid medium (in particular a liquid medium) or of an aqueous food (in particular beverage components) determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner for a measurement time point can be supported by the data processing device for a batch or a series of containers allocated to be continuously filled with liquid food, in particular for a single container filled with liquid food, and for example for reading in a code applied to one or more containers. In particular, by using the data processing device, the data of the respective component determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner and assigned to the measurement time point can be assigned to a container base in a filling device filled with an aqueous food product (in particular an aqueous beverage mixture) or to a plurality of container bases filled with an aqueous food product (in particular an aqueous beverage mixture) in succession. This means that even after vending the container, the product code applied to the container can be used to reliably determine the specific ingredients used and the amounts of those ingredients, thereby providing a post confirmation that the product has been manufactured according to specifications.
In one possible embodiment, at least one infrared spectrometer (assembly h)) may be provided, which is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the mixing device itself on-line. This is particularly advantageous if beverage changes are required, for example, in the installation according to the invention.
The apparatus according to the invention, in particular as an apparatus for producing a beverage, in one advantageous design, further comprises a filling device (assembly i)) connected to the mixing device via the discharge line or connectable to the mixing device via the discharge line, which filling device is adapted and arranged for filling the aqueous food product obtained or obtainable with the mixing device, in particular the aqueous beverage mixture, into a plurality of container bases, preferably beverage container bases, in particular preferably beverage can bases, each container base comprising a container base, a container wall and a filling opening.
In a further advantageous embodiment, the installation according to the invention is equipped with a bypass line (component d)) which extends from the outlet line adjacent to the mixing device and downstream into the outlet line adjacent to the filling device. Here, in an advantageous embodiment of the bypass line, at least one infrared spectrometer (assembly g)) may be provided, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product on-line.
The installation according to the invention or the components of the installation according to the invention are in an advantageous embodiment provided with a discharge line and a bypass line which extends from the discharge line in particular adjacent to the mixing device and preferably downstream into the discharge line in particular adjacent to the filling device. Furthermore, in this embodiment, at least one measuring unit as described above is provided, which is arranged and adapted to be in contact with the aqueous food in the bypass line. Preferably, the measuring unit is positioned downstream of the outlet of the bypass line of the discharge line, and particularly preferably between the outlet of the discharge line or the bypass line (in particular in the discharge line) and the opening of the bypass line.
In a further advantageous embodiment, the installation according to the invention is further provided with at least one closure device (assembly j) which is adapted and arranged to close (in particular tightly close) a container base filled by the filling device, preferably a beverage container base, particularly preferably a filled beverage can base, using a container closure, in particular a beverage can lid.
The subject of the present invention is therefore also an apparatus suitable as a component of a plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a plant for producing a plurality of containers filled with an aqueous food, consisting of or comprising: at least one mixing device having a mixing vessel; at least one feed line to the mixing device for a liquid medium comprising at least one component for the aqueous food, in particular a plurality of components for the aqueous food; a discharge line for a liquid medium, which medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing device, leaving the mixing vessel; and at least one infrared spectrometer (preferably an FT-NIR spectrometer) arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in at least one feed line for the liquid medium on-line; and/or (in particular and) at least one infrared spectrometer (preferably an FT-NIR spectrometer) arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the at least one discharge line on-line. Alternatively or additionally, the components of the installation may also have a bypass line extending from the discharge line and back into the discharge line, which bypass line is preferably equipped with an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer.
The plant according to the invention, in particular as a plant for producing beverages, is further characterized in an advantageous design in that the mixing means are adapted and arranged to mix ingredients (in particular beverage ingredients) to obtain in particular carbonated aqueous food products (in particular beverage mixes), comprising: a mixing vessel, and a first feed line to a mixing vessel for an aqueous system, in particular carbonation, and a second feed line to a mixing vessel for at least a first component (in particular beverage ingredient) or a first component mixture (in particular beverage ingredient mixture), and optionally a third feed line to a mixing vessel for at least one component (in particular second beverage ingredient) or a second component mixture (in particular beverage ingredient mixture), and optionally a fourth feed line to a mixing vessel for at least one third component (in particular beverage ingredient) or a third component mixture (in particular beverage ingredient mixture), and optionally at least one further feed line to a mixing vessel for at least one further component (in particular beverage ingredient) or at least one further component mixture (in particular beverage ingredient mixture).
The basic object of the invention is thus also achieved by a mixing device for a plant for producing an aqueous food product, in particular a beverage, such as an energy beverage or a soft drink, comprising: at least one mixing vessel; at least one feed line to the mixing device for a liquid medium comprising at least one component for the aqueous food, in particular a plurality of components for the aqueous food; a discharge line for the liquid medium, which medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing vessel, leaving the mixing vessel; and at least one infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of the aqueous food product in the at least one feed line for the liquid medium; and/or (in particular and) at least one infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the at least one discharge line on-line.
A particularly suitable mixing device for a plant (in particular a high-speed production plant) for producing an aqueous food (in particular a beverage, such as an energy beverage or a soft drink) according to the invention comprises: a mixing vessel; a feed line to the mixing vessel for a liquid medium containing ingredients, in particular a plurality of ingredients, for the aqueous food; a discharge line for a liquid medium, which medium contains the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing vessel, leaving the mixing vessel; and optionally a bypass line extending from the discharge line (in particular adjacent the mixing device) and preferably downstream (in particular adjacent the filling device) into the discharge line; and at least one infrared spectrometer (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer) arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in-line in a feed line for a fluid medium (in particular a liquid medium); and/or an infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in at least one discharge line on-line; and/or at least one infrared spectrometer (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer) arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
Furthermore, such a mixing device according to the invention is particularly advantageous for use in high-speed facilities, said mixing device comprising: a mixing vessel; a feed line to the mixing vessel for a liquid medium comprising at least one component, in particular a plurality of components, for the aqueous food; a discharge line for the liquid medium, which medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing vessel, leaving the mixing vessel; and a bypass line extending from the discharge line (particularly adjacent the mixing device) and downstream (particularly adjacent the filling device) into the discharge line; at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of an aqueous food product in at least one feed line for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium; alternatively, at least one FT-NIR spectrometer is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
The facility according to the invention is preferably a facility for high-speed production or a component thereof. A facility for high-speed production of filled beverage containers, in particular filled beverage cans (also referred to as a high-speed production facility), is generally understood as a facility that can be filled with liquid food (e.g. beverage) in excess of 80,000 containers per hour, preferably in excess of 100,000 containers and particularly preferably in the range of 120,000 containers.
In another preferred embodiment, the plant according to the invention further comprises at least one mixing device adapted and arranged to mix ingredients (in particular beverage ingredients) to obtain an aqueous food concentrate (in particular beverage mix concentrate), comprising: a mixing container; and a feed line for an aqueous system, in particular water, to the mixing vessel; and a feed line for at least one first component (in particular a beverage component) or a first component mixture (in particular a beverage component mixture) to the mixing vessel; and optionally a feed line for at least one second ingredient (in particular a second beverage ingredient) or a second ingredient mixture (in particular a beverage ingredient mixture) to the mixing vessel; and optionally a feed line for at least one third component (in particular a beverage ingredient) or a third component mixture (in particular a beverage ingredient mixture) to the mixing vessel; and optionally a feed line for at least one fourth component (in particular a beverage ingredient) or a fourth component mixture (in particular a beverage ingredient mixture) to the mixing vessel; and at least one transfer line for a liquid medium comprising or consisting of an aqueous food concentrate (in particular a beverage mix concentrate) mixed in a mixing device; and optionally at least one bypass line extending from the delivery line (particularly adjacent the mixing device) and preferably into the mixing device. This embodiment is also equipped with at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the transfer line online, and/or with at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line online. Preferably, an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, is arranged and adapted for on-line detection of the composition of the aqueous food product in the transfer line. Via the transfer line, the liquid mixture obtained in the mixing vessel can be transferred to at least one feed line which leads to a mixing vessel of the mixing device.
Thus, the aqueous system in the mixing vessel and/or in the transfer line of the mixing vessel and/or in the bypass line of the mixing vessel, and/or the first and/or second component (in particular beverage ingredient) or the first and/or second component mixture (in particular beverage ingredient mixture) in the respective feed line to the mixing vessel, and optionally the third and/or fourth component (in particular beverage ingredient) or the third and/or fourth component mixture (in particular beverage ingredient mixture) in the respective feed line to the mixing vessel, can be analyzed for the content of one or more components (in particular beverage ingredient) using an infrared spectrometer assigned to the mixing vessel, transfer line, bypass line or respective feed line.
The basic object of the present invention is thus also achieved by a mixing device adapted and arranged for mixing ingredients (in particular beverage ingredients) to obtain an aqueous food concentrate (in particular beverage mixture concentrate), comprising: a mixing vessel; and a feed line for an aqueous system, in particular water, to the first mixing vessel; and a feed line for at least one first component (in particular a beverage component) or a first component mixture (in particular a beverage component mixture) to the first mixing vessel; and optionally a feed line for at least one second component (in particular a second beverage component) or a second component mixture (in particular a beverage component mixture) to the mixing vessel; and optionally a feed line for at least one third component (in particular a beverage ingredient) or a third component mixture (in particular a beverage ingredient mixture) to the mixing vessel; and optionally a feed line to the mixing vessel for at least one fourth component (in particular a beverage component) or a fourth component mixture (in particular a beverage component mixture); and at least one discharge line or transfer line for a liquid medium comprising an aqueous food concentrate (in particular a beverage mix concentrate) mixed in a mixing device; and optionally at least one bypass line extending from the discharge line or the transfer line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, and leading into the mixing device; and at least one infrared spectrometer (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer) arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the discharge line or the transfer line on-line; and/or (in particular or) at least one infrared spectrometer (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer) arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the first bypass line on-line.
Such mixing devices according to the invention are particularly preferred, comprising: a mixing vessel; and a feed line to the mixing vessel for an aqueous system, in particular water; and a feed line for the first beverage ingredient or first beverage ingredient mixture to the mixing vessel; and a feed line to the mixing vessel for a second beverage ingredient or a second beverage ingredient mixture; and optionally a feed line to the mixing vessel for a third beverage ingredient or a third beverage ingredient mixture; and optionally a feed line to the mixing vessel for a fourth beverage ingredient or a fourth beverage ingredient mixture; and at least one discharge line or transfer line for a liquid medium comprising an aqueous beverage mixture concentrate mixed in the mixing device; and optionally at least one bypass line extending from the discharge line or the transfer line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, and leading into the mixing device; and at least one FT-NIR infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the discharge line on-line; alternatively, at least one FT-NIR infrared spectrometer is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the first bypass line on-line.
Such a plant or a component of such a plant (in particular a plant) according to the invention is particularly suitable, which is also equipped with at least two (in particular a plurality of) mixing devices adapted and arranged for mixing ingredients (in particular beverage ingredients) to obtain an aqueous food concentrate (in particular a beverage mixture concentrate), comprising in each case:
-a mixing vessel; and
-a feed line to the mixing vessel for an aqueous system, in particular water; and
-a feed line or feed device for at least one first component (in particular a beverage ingredient) or a first component mixture (in particular a beverage ingredient mixture), which feed line or feed device reaches the mixing vessel or a feed line to the mixing vessel for an aqueous system; and
at least one transfer line for a liquid medium comprising or consisting of an aqueous food concentrate (in particular a beverage mixture concentrate) mixed in a mixing device, which transfer line enters a feed line for a fluid medium (in particular a liquid medium) to a mixing vessel or to be incorporated into a mixing vessel; and
optionally at least one bypass line extending from the transfer line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, and preferably into the mixing device, or downstream (in particular adjacent to the mixing vessel) into the transfer line or into the feed line for the fluid medium (in particular the liquid medium), to the mixing vessel; and
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the transfer line on-line; and/or
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line; and/or
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the mixing device on-line.
In the aforementioned embodiments of the installation according to the invention or of the components thereof, in particular of the installation, use is made of an FT-NIR spectrometer which is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the transfer line in-line, wherein preferably the FT-NIR spectrometer which is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line in-line and the FT-NIR spectrometer which is arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the mixing device in-line can be omitted.
It is therefore preferred that such a plant or a component of such a plant (in particular a plant) according to the invention is further equipped with at least two (in particular a plurality of) mixing devices adapted and arranged to mix beverage ingredients to obtain an aqueous beverage mixture concentrate, comprising correspondingly:
-a mixing vessel; and
-a feed line to the mixing vessel for an aqueous system, in particular water; and
-a feed line or feed device for at least one first beverage ingredient or first beverage ingredient mixture, said feed line or feed device reaching the mixing vessel or reaching a feed line for an aqueous system to the mixing vessel; and
at least one transfer line for a liquid medium comprising or consisting of an aqueous beverage mixture concentrate mixed in a mixing device, which transfer line enters a feed line for the liquid medium to the mixing vessel or to be incorporated into the mixing vessel; and
at least one bypass line extending from the transfer line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, and preferably into the mixing device, or downstream (in particular adjacent to the mixing vessel) into the transfer line or into the feed line for the fluid medium (in particular the liquid medium), to the mixing vessel; and
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the transfer line on-line; or (b)
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
A continuous process flow is surprisingly achieved by using at least two mixing devices in the previous embodiments. The ingredients can be mixed continuously or quasi-continuously in the mixing device and once a predetermined concentration is determined by means of an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer, they can be transferred to a mixing vessel of the mixing device. By applying the above embodiments, batch-wise production of the component-containing solution can be at least partially, preferably even completely omitted.
To achieve this, in one embodiment, the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner (in particular determined quantitatively) concerning one or more components (in particular beverage components) of a batch of the aqueous food concentrate (in particular beverage mixture concentrate) which is extracted from one of the at least two mixing containers via the transfer line are preferably compared with the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner (in particular determined quantitatively) concerning one or more components (in particular beverage components) of the batch prior to entering the mixing container of the mixing device via the feed line or at the time of entering the mixing container of the mixing device by means of the data processing device.
Furthermore, it has proven advantageous for carrying out and maintaining a continuous or quasi-continuous process flow to compare data, determined in an infrared-spectral manner (in particular quantitatively), concerning one or more components (in particular beverage components) of a batch of aqueous food concentrate (in particular beverage mixture concentrate) which is extracted from one of the at least two mixing vessels via the transfer line with data, determined in an infrared-spectral manner (in particular quantitatively), concerning one or more components (in particular beverage components) of the batch in the discharge line and/or bypass line (in particular bypass line) of the mixing device, by means of the data processing device. In this way, the concentration of the components of the liquid system contained in the mixing device can be fine-tuned in the feedback loop, in particular at short time intervals, depending on the data determined in infrared spectroscopy (in particular quantitatively) in the discharge line and/or the bypass line, concerning one or more components (in particular beverage components). In this way, continuous process control can be ensured even when used in a high-speed production facility.
In an advantageous refinement of the installation according to the invention or of the components of the installation according to the invention, a mass spectrometer (preferably a qTOF mass spectrometer, particularly preferably an ESI-qTOF mass spectrometer) is also integrated into the installation containing the sample line to the mass spectrometer, which mass spectrometer is arranged and adapted to detect components (in particular beverage components) in the aqueous food or precursor phase thereof. In this case, it is also possible in particular to acquire sample volumes at these locations and then to perform an analysis, as described above, of the infrared spectroscopic studies. Preferably, the sample volume (in particular the diluted sample volume) is fed to the mass spectrometer via a sampling line branching off from a connecting line between the mixing device and the filling device, in particular at intervals. By integrating the mass spectrometer into the installation according to the invention or into a component of the installation according to the invention, the accuracy of the measurement over the entire spectrum of the relevant component can be further improved and the quality of the monitoring can be further improved.
Furthermore, a plurality of facilities according to the present invention may be combined into a facility array. In this case, the facility according to the invention is a production line.
The basic object of the invention is also achieved by a method for the continuous production of in particular an aqueous food (in particular a beverage), comprising:
-providing a facility according to one or more of the preceding claims, in particular a high-speed production facility;
-providing a container base, preferably a beverage container base, particularly preferably a beverage can base, comprising a container base, a container wall and a filling opening;
-providing a container closure, in particular a beverage can lid;
-providing an (in particular carbonated) aqueous system;
-providing at least one (in particular a plurality of) ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients; and
-optionally providing at least one (in particular carbonated) aqueous sweetener concentrate;
combining the aqueous system with at least one or more ingredients, and optionally with an aqueous sweetener concentrate,
mixing in a mixing device to obtain an aqueous food, in particular an aqueous beverage mixture;
-filling a plurality of container bases with an (in particular carbonated) aqueous food product; and
-closing the container base filled with the food product containing water with a container closure by means of a closing device.
The method according to the invention further comprises:
-detecting at least one component of the liquid medium conveyed in the at least one feed line on-line, in particular quantitatively, by means of at least one infrared spectrometer assigned to the feed line; and/or
-online detection of at least one component in the discharge line for the liquid medium by means of at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular quantitatively, assigned to the discharge line; and/or
-online detection of at least one component of the aqueous food present in the mixing device by means of at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular quantitatively, assigned to the mixing device; and/or
-detecting at least one component in the bypass line for the liquid medium on-line, in particular quantitatively, by means of at least one infrared spectrometer assigned to the bypass line.
Preferably, the online detection of the at least one component is carried out here by infrared spectrometry (in particular FT-NIR spectrometry) in a discharge line or bypass line (in particular in a bypass line) for the liquid medium. In this way, it is possible to monitor the quality of the aqueous food before filling it into the individual containers. Here, the on-line detection can be used both for qualitative and in particular quantitative analysis of the components.
In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention for in particular continuous production of a beverage, the method comprises:
-providing a high-speed production facility according to the invention;
-providing a beverage container base, such as a beverage can base, comprising a container base, a container wall and a filling opening;
-providing a container closure, such as a beverage can lid;
-providing an (in particular carbonated) aqueous system;
-providing a plurality of beverage ingredients; and
-providing at least one (in particular carbonated) aqueous sweetener concentrate;
mixing the aqueous system with the ingredients and the aqueous sweetener concentrate in a mixing device,
to obtain an aqueous beverage mixture;
filling a plurality of container bases with an aqueous food product, in particular carbonated, and
closing the container base filled with the food product containing water with a container closure by means of a closing device,
the method further comprises the steps of:
-on-line detection of the various components of the liquid medium conveyed in the feed line by means of at least one FT-NIR infrared spectrometer, in particular quantitatively, assigned to the feed line; and/or (in particular the sum)
-online detection of the various components in the discharge line for the liquid medium by means of at least one FT-NIR infrared spectrometer (in particular quantitatively) assigned to the discharge line; or alternatively
-detecting the various components in the bypass line for the liquid medium on-line by means of at least one infrared spectrometer (in particular quantitatively) assigned to the bypass line;
Alternatively, the method further comprises:
-on-line detection of the various components of the liquid medium conveyed in the feed line by means of at least one FT-NIR infrared spectrometer, in particular quantitatively, assigned to the feed line; and/or (in particular or)
-detecting the various components in the bypass line for the liquid medium on-line by means of at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular quantitatively, assigned to the bypass line.
By means of infrared spectroscopy, in particular FT-NIR spectroscopy, it is proposed in particular to incorporate at least one mixing device, in particular at least two mixing devices, in the installation according to the invention or in a component of the installation according to the invention, preferably for infrared spectroscopic monitoring of the discharge line, in particular to detect at least one component, preferably a plurality of components, in the at least one feed line to the mixing vessel (in particular quantitatively). By this means, a reliable control of the quality of the concentrate originating from the at least one mixing device is ensured, in particular also by comparison with data determined by infrared spectroscopy when the concentrate produced therein leaves the mixing container. In this case, the data of the one or more components (in particular beverage components) of the batch of the aqueous food concentrate (in particular beverage mixture concentrate) removed from the mixing vessel via the transfer line, which are determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner (in particular quantitatively determined), can be compared with the data of the one or more components (in particular beverage components) of the batch determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner (in particular quantitatively determined), in relation to the batch before entering the mixing vessel of the mixing device via the feed line or upon entering the mixing vessel of the mixing device. In this way, authentication control of the treated liquid medium can also be achieved very reliably In many cases, it is sufficient to determine, by means of the determined data, whether the analyzed system can be assigned to a specific (in particular predefined) category (e.g. energy drink, soft drink, cola drink or the like) for qualitative analysis.
The above-described double or multiple tests along the production process by means of infrared spectrometry, once directly after leaving the mixing vessel and once immediately after entering the mixing vessel, allow the aqueous concentrate obtained in the mixing device to be stored temporarily before being supplied to the mixing device. This in turn makes it possible to establish a buffer of material within certain limits, whereby a continuous production process (including the production of aqueous food and its filling into containers) can be maintained substantially without problems.
In the method according to the invention, the aqueous food (in particular beverage) in the mixing device and/or in the discharge line and/or in the bypass line (in particular in the bypass line) is analyzed by an infrared spectrometer (in particular an FT-NIR spectrometer) assigned to the mixing device, the discharge line or the bypass line, preferably (in particular quantitatively) the content of sugar (in particular sucrose, glucose and/or fructose), citric acid, caffeine, taurine and/or (in particular and) artificial sweeteners (in particular acesulfame K and/or aspartame) is determined. It is also particularly advantageous here that two or more components can be determined simultaneously.
The data (in particular quantitative data) of the corresponding component (in particular beverage component) of the liquid medium or of the aqueous food, determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner using the method according to the invention, are conveniently stored on the data processing device. It has proven to be very practical to assign data in the data processing device to the respective measuring points in time with respect to the respective component of the fluid medium or of the aqueous food, in particular the beverage component, which is determined in an infrared-spectral manner.
Since it is known which components are used for the aqueous food, the data of the liquid medium or the corresponding components of the aqueous food (in particular the beverage components) determined in an infrared-spectral manner at a measuring point in time can be compared with the target range values stored on the data processing device. Thus, the method according to the invention enables quantitative and qualitative analysis of the corresponding components.
The method according to the invention makes it possible to control the content of the components continuously or quasi-continuously, by means of which the operating production process can also be interrupted in a regulated manner. In particular, once the data determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner (in particular quantitatively) about at least one component of the aqueous food product (in particular the beverage component) is outside its stored target range value, the aqueous food product (in particular the beverage mixture) can be prevented from approaching the filling device by means of a diverter valve (in particular its automatic activation) in the discharge line, so that the aqueous food product does not enter the filling device. Alternatively, the diverter valve in the discharge line may remain closed or be closed as long as or once the data for all components of the aqueous food, in particular beverage components, determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner, in particular quantitatively, are within their respective stored target range values.
In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, it is proposed that, if the data determined in an infrared spectrum, in particular quantitatively, about one or more components of the liquid medium conveyed in the at least one feed line, in particular beverage components, are below a stored target range value, the concentration of the one or more components of the liquid medium conveyed in the at least one feed line is increased until the data determined in an infrared spectrum lies within the stored target range value, or if the data determined in an infrared spectrum, in particular quantitatively, about the one or more components of the liquid medium conveyed in the at least one feed line, in particular beverage components, are above the stored target range value, the concentration of the one or more components of the liquid medium conveyed in the at least one feed line is decreased until the data determined in an infrared spectrum lies within the stored target range value.
It is therefore also proposed in a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention that, when it is determined by means of at least one FT-NIR spectrometer that the target range value stored in the data processing apparatus for the beverage ingredient is below or exceeds in respect of the aqueous food product in the mixing vessel, the discharge line and/or the bypass line of the mixing device, the data processing apparatus controls the mixing device in which the aqueous beverage mixture concentrate containing said ingredient is mixed such that the concentration of the ingredient in the beverage mixture concentrate increases or decreases until such ingredient reaches the target range value stored in the data processing apparatus for the aqueous food product in the mixing vessel. In this way, continuous operation of the high-speed installation can also be ensured. In particular, it is no longer necessary to produce beverage ingredient concentrates in batches in compounding vessels.
Alternatively and in particular additionally, it can also be provided that if the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner (in particular quantitatively) on one or more components of the aqueous food product present in the mixing device (in particular beverage components) are below a stored target range value, the concentration of one or more components of the aqueous food product present in the mixing device is increased until the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner is within the stored target range value, or if the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner (in particular quantitatively) on one or more components of the aqueous food product present in the mixing device (in particular beverage components) is above the stored target range value, the concentration of one or more components of the aqueous food product present in the mixing device is decreased until the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner is within the stored target range value. In a very advantageous embodiment, the aqueous food present in the mixing device is transferred to the filling device via the discharge line only when this state is reached.
By incorporating at least one infrared spectrometer, in particular a FT-NIR infrared spectrometer, using the apparatus according to the invention or the components of the apparatus according to the invention and using the method according to the invention, one or more components for an aqueous food, in particular a beverage, can be detected, in particular quantitatively detected, in the apparatus for producing a plurality of containers, in particular beverage containers, filled with an aqueous food, in particular beverages, whereas for the case of several components being used simultaneously, it is possible to monitor one or more components for an aqueous food, in particular a beverage, on-line, in particular quantitatively, in the apparatus for producing a plurality of containers, in particular beverage containers, filled with an aqueous food. Surprisingly, it has also been found that the method according to the invention can be reliably used in a facility for producing a plurality of containers filled with aqueous food, in particular beverage containers, at high speed. By incorporating an infrared spectrometer, in particular an FT-NIR infrared spectrometer, into the installation according to the invention or a component of the installation according to the invention as an on-line measuring tool, the accuracy of the measurement over the entire spectrum of the relevant component can be improved compared to known systems which usually work off-line, and the quality of the monitoring can be improved. By means of the invention, it is no longer necessary to create a correction model for each component in the sample matrix to be analyzed, in which correction model each component to be analyzed has to be added in the matrix in a standard way at different concentrations, and in which the components have to be combined differently to determine the interactions with each other. Furthermore, the present invention does not use multivariate evaluations either, let alone includes for each individual substance the selected spectra of the standard additions of components and their different combinations to create a correction model.
The features of the invention disclosed in the above description and in the claims may, for the invention, be implemented in its various embodiments alone or in any combination.
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1. A plant for producing an aqueous food, in particular a beverage, such as an energy beverage or a soft drink, or a component thereof, comprising:
a) At least one mixing device having a mixing vessel; and
b) At least one feed line, in particular a plurality of feed lines, to the mixing vessel for a fluid medium, in particular for a liquid medium, consisting of or comprising at least one ingredient or ingredients for an aqueous food, in particular for a beverage;
c) A discharge line exiting the mixing vessel for a liquid medium comprising the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing device; and
d) Optionally, a bypass line extending from the discharge line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, wherein the bypass line preferably extends into the discharge line, the bypass line preferably extending into the discharge line downstream, in particular adjacent to the filling device; and
e) At least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of an aqueous food product in at least one feed line for a fluid medium, in particular for a liquid medium; and/or
f) At least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of the aqueous food product in the at least one discharge line; and/or
g) At least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
2. The facility or component thereof of claim 1, further comprising:
h) At least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the mixing device on-line.
3. The facility or component thereof according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:
i) -a filling device connected or connectable to the mixing device via the discharge line, the filling device being arranged and adapted to fill an aqueous food product, in particular an aqueous beverage mixture, obtained by or through the mixing device into a plurality of container bases, preferably into beverage container bases, particularly preferably into beverage can bases, each container base comprising a container base, a container wall and a filling opening.
4. The plant or the component thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one FT-NIR spectrometer comprises at least one light guide and a measurement unit, in particular a transmission process probe, which is arranged and adapted to: contacting with at least one fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium, which consists of or comprises at least one component; or, in contact with the aqueous food.
5. The facility or component thereof according to claim 4, wherein the exhaust line; and, said bypass line extending from said discharge line, in particular adjacent to said mixing device, and said bypass line preferably extending into said discharge line downstream, in particular adjacent to a filling device; and a measuring unit arranged and adapted to be in contact with the aqueous food in the bypass line, preferably downstream of the outlet of the bypass line of the discharge line, and particularly preferably in the discharge line between the outlet of the bypass line and the opening of the bypass line.
6. The plant or the assembly thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one FT-NIR spectrometer, in particular a plurality of FT-IR spectrometers, comprises a data processing device arranged and adapted to store and evaluate, in particular qualitatively and/or quantitatively evaluate, infrared spectrally determined data of the respective component, in particular of the beverage component, of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium or of the aqueous food product, in particular in comparison with reference data stored in the data processing device for the respective component or components.
7. The plant or the assembly thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one FT-NIR spectrometer is adapted and arranged to determine the content of two or more ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, simultaneously; and/or, in particular, and, at least one infrared spectrometer is adapted and arranged to quantitatively determine at least one component in the fluid medium, in particular in the liquid medium or in the aqueous food product.
8. The plant or the assembly thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one FT-NIR spectrometer is adapted and arranged to detect at least one component of the aqueous food product quasi-continuously, preferably at repeated measurement intervals in the range of 5 to 90 seconds and particularly preferably at repeated measurement intervals in the range of 10 to 20 seconds.
9. The facility or component thereof according to any one of claims 3 to 8, further comprising:
j) At least one closure means adapted and arranged to close, in particular tightly close, a container base filled by the filling means using a container seal, in particular a beverage can lid,
preferably a beverage container base, particularly preferably a filled beverage can base.
10. A plant or a component thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the plant is: a facility for producing, in particular high-speed production, a plurality of containers filled with an aqueous food, in particular with beverages, in particular beverage containers; or a component of the facility.
11. The facility or component thereof of any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
at least one mixing device adapted and arranged to mix ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, to obtain an aqueous food concentrate, in particular a beverage mixture concentrate,
it comprises
A mixing container; and
a feed line for an aqueous system, in particular water, to the mixing vessel; and
a feed line for at least one first ingredient, in particular for a beverage ingredient, or for a first ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture, to the mixing vessel; and
Optionally, a feed line for at least one second ingredient, in particular for a second beverage ingredient, or for a second ingredient mixture, in particular a second beverage ingredient mixture, to the mixing vessel; and
optionally, a feed line for at least one third ingredient, in particular for a beverage ingredient, or for a third ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture, to the mixing vessel; and
optionally, a feed line for at least one fourth ingredient, in particular for a beverage ingredient, or for a fourth ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture, to the mixing vessel; and
at least one conveying line for a liquid medium comprising or consisting of an aqueous food concentrate, in particular a beverage mixture concentrate, mixed in a mixing device; and
optionally, at least one bypass line extending from the transfer line and into the mixing device, in particular adjacent to the mixing device; and
at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of the aqueous food product in the transfer line; and/or, in particular or
At least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
12. The facility or component thereof according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising:
at least two mixing devices, in particular a plurality of mixing devices, adapted and arranged for mixing ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, to obtain an aqueous food concentrate, in particular a beverage mixture concentrate, comprising in each case
-a mixing vessel; and
-a feed line for an aqueous system, in particular water, to the mixing vessel; and
-a feed line or feed device for at least one first ingredient, in particular a beverage ingredient, or for a first ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture, which feed line or feed device reaches the mixing vessel or a feed line for an aqueous system to the mixing vessel; and
-at least one transfer line for a liquid medium comprising or consisting of an aqueous food concentrate, in particular a beverage mixture concentrate, mixed in a mixing device, which transfer line enters a feed line for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium, to a mixing vessel or to be incorporated into the mixing vessel; and
-optionally, at least one bypass line extending from the transfer line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, wherein said bypass line preferably enters the mixing device, or downstream, in particular adjacent to the mixing vessel, into the transfer line or into a feed line for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium, to the mixing vessel; and
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the transfer line on-line; and/or, in particular or
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line; and/or, in particular or
-at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the mixing device on-line.
13. The facility or component thereof of any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
a data processing device arranged and adapted to store and evaluate, in particular qualitatively and/or quantitatively evaluate, data of the respective component of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium or of the aqueous food, in particular of the beverage component, determined with at least one FT-NIR spectrometer, in particular with a plurality of FT-NIR spectrometers, in particular to compare with reference data stored in the data processing device for the respective component or components.
14. The facility or component thereof of any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
a mass spectrometer, preferably a qTOF mass spectrometer and particularly preferably an ESI-qTOF mass spectrometer, comprising a sample line, arranged and adapted to detect components, in particular beverage components, in an aqueous food or precursor phase thereof.
15. A method of producing an aqueous food product, in particular a continuous production and in particular a beverage, comprising:
-providing a plant according to one or more of the preceding claims, in particular a high-speed production plant;
-providing a container base, preferably a beverage container base, particularly preferably a beverage can base, comprising a container base, a container wall and a filling opening;
-providing a container closure, in particular a beverage can lid;
-providing an aqueous system, in particular a carbonated aqueous system;
-providing at least one ingredient, in particular a plurality of ingredients, in particular a beverage ingredient; and
-optionally, providing at least one aqueous sweetener concentrate, in particular a carbonated aqueous sweetener concentrate;
combining the aqueous system with at least one or more ingredients, and optionally with an aqueous sweetener concentrate,
Mixing in a mixing device to obtain an aqueous food, in particular an aqueous beverage mixture;
-filling an aqueous food, in particular a carbonated aqueous food, into a plurality of container bases; and
-closing the container base filled with the food product containing water with a container closure by means of a closing device;
the method further comprises the steps of:
-detecting, in particular quantitatively, on-line, by at least one FT-NIR spectrometer assigned to the feed line, at least one component of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium, conveyed in the at least one feed line; and/or
-quantitatively on-line detection of at least one component in the discharge line for the liquid medium by means of at least one FT-NIR spectrometer assigned to the discharge line; and/or
-quantitatively on-line detection of at least one component of the aqueous food product present in the mixing device by means of at least one FT-NIR spectrometer assigned to the mixing device; and/or
-quantitatively on-line detection of at least one component in the bypass line for the liquid medium by means of at least one FT-NIR spectrometer assigned to the bypass line.
16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that the aqueous food, in particular a beverage, in the mixing device and/or the discharge line and/or the bypass line is analyzed by means of an FT-NIR spectrometer assigned to the mixing device, the discharge line or the bypass line, in particular to the bypass line, i.e. analysing sugar, citric acid, caffeine, taurine, and/or in particular and artificial sweeteners, in particular sucrose, glucose and/or fructose, in particular acesulfame K and/or aspartame; and/or the aqueous system in the mixing vessel, in particular in a plurality of mixing vessels, and/or in the transfer line leaving the mixing vessel, and/or in the bypass line of the mixing vessel, and/or in the feed line to the respective mixing vessel is analyzed by means of an FT-NIR spectrometer assigned to the respective mixing vessel, the respective transfer line, the respective bypass line or the respective feed line, i.e. the content of one or more ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, in particular the content of one or more ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, is analyzed continuously or quasi-continuously.
17. Method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that data determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner, in particular quantitatively, in relation to the respective component of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium, or of the aqueous food product, in particular of the beverage component, are stored in a data processing device; furthermore, data determined in an infrared spectral manner, in particular beverage ingredients, relating to the respective ingredient of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium, or of the aqueous food, are assigned to the measurement time points on the data processing device.
18. Method according to claim 17, characterized in that the data relating to the respective component, determined in an infrared spectrum, assigned to the measurement time point are assigned to a container base filled with an aqueous food product, in particular an aqueous beverage mixture, or to a plurality of successive container bases filled with an aqueous food product, in particular an aqueous beverage mixture, in the filling device.
19. Method according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that the data determined in infrared fashion at a measuring point in time for the respective component of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium or of the aqueous food, in particular of the beverage component, are compared in the data processing device with the stored target range value.
20. Method according to any one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that, when determining by means of at least one FT-NIR spectrometer that a component of the fluid medium or the aqueous food product, in particular a beverage component, in the mixing vessel in the mixing device, in the discharge line and/or in the bypass line in the data processing device is below or exceeds a target range value stored for the component, in particular a beverage component, the data processing device controls the mixing device in which the aqueous food concentrate, in particular a beverage mixture concentrate, containing the component is mixed, such that the concentration of the component in the food concentrate, in particular the beverage mixture concentrate, increases or decreases, in particular until the target range value stored for the component in the data processing device for the liquid medium or the aqueous food product in the mixing vessel is reached.
21. Method according to any one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that the aqueous food, in particular the beverage mixture, in the mixing vessel is transferred via the discharge line to the filling device if the content of all components, in particular the beverage components, determined by means of at least one FT-NIR spectrometer in the mixing vessel, the discharge line and/or the bypass line, is within a target range value stored by the data processing device for the liquid medium in the mixing vessel or the components of the aqueous food.
22. Method according to any one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that once the data of at least one component of the aqueous food, in particular of the beverage component, determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner, in particular quantitatively, is outside its stored target range value, the aqueous food, in particular the beverage mixture, can be prevented from approaching the filling device by means of a diverter valve, in particular its automatic activation, in the discharge line, so that the aqueous food does not enter the filling device.
23. Method according to any one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that the diverter valve in the discharge line remains closed or is closed as long as or as soon as the data determined in an infrared spectroscopic manner, in particular quantitatively, on all ingredients of the aqueous food product, in particular on the beverage ingredients, are within their respective storage target range values; and/or
If the infrared-spectrally determined, in particular quantitatively determined, data about one or more components of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium, in the at least one feed line, in particular of the beverage component, are below the stored target range value, the concentration of the one or more components of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium, in the at least one feed line is increased until the infrared-spectrally determined data lie within the stored target range value; and/or
If the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner, in particular quantitatively, with respect to the one or more components of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium, conveyed in the at least one feed line, in particular of the beverage component, are above the stored target range value, the concentration of the one or more components of the fluid medium, in particular of the liquid medium, conveyed in the at least one feed line is reduced until the data determined in an infrared-spectral manner are within the stored target range value.
24. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 23, characterized in that the data determined in infrared spectroscopy, in particular quantitatively, on one or more ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, of a batch of the aqueous food concentrate, in particular of the beverage mixture concentrate, removed from the mixing vessel via the delivery line are compared with the data determined in infrared spectroscopy, in particular quantitatively, on one or more ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, of the batch before or at the time of entry into the mixing vessel of the mixing device via the feed line.
25. Use of an FT-NIR spectrometer with the technical features described in claims 1 to 14 and/or claims 15 to 24 for detecting, in particular quantitatively detecting, one or more components for an aqueous food, in particular a beverage, in a facility for producing a plurality of containers filled with the aqueous food, in particular containers filled with a beverage, in particular beverage containers; alternatively, it is used for on-line monitoring, in particular quantitatively on-line monitoring, of one or more ingredients for an aqueous food, in particular a beverage, in a facility for producing a plurality of containers filled with the aqueous food, in particular containers filled with a beverage, in particular beverage containers.
26. Use according to claim 25, wherein the facility for producing a plurality of containers filled with an aqueous food product, in particular beverage containers, is a facility for high-speed production.
27. A mixing device for a plant for producing an aqueous food product, in particular a beverage, such as an energy beverage or a soft drink, comprising:
at least one mixing vessel;
at least one feed line to the mixing device for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium, comprising at least one component for an aqueous food, in particular a plurality of components for an aqueous food;
a discharge line for a liquid medium, which liquid medium comprises the aqueous food product mixed in the mixing vessel, exiting the mixing vessel; and
optionally, a bypass line extending from the discharge line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, and downstream, in particular adjacent to the filling device, into the discharge line; and
at least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of an aqueous food product in at least one feed line for a fluid medium, in particular a liquid medium; and/or
At least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of the aqueous food product in the at least one discharge line; and/or
At least one FT-NIR spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the bypass line on-line.
28. A mixing device adapted and arranged to mix ingredients, in particular beverage ingredients, to obtain an aqueous food concentrate, in particular a beverage mix concentrate, the mixing device comprising:
a mixing vessel; and
a feed line for an aqueous system, in particular water, to the mixing vessel; and
a feed line for at least one first ingredient, in particular a beverage ingredient, or for a first ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture, to the mixing vessel; and
optionally, a feed line to the mixing vessel for at least one second ingredient, in particular a second beverage ingredient, or for a second ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture; and
optionally, a feed line to the mixing vessel for at least one third ingredient, in particular a beverage ingredient, or for a third ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture; and
Optionally, a feed line to the mixing vessel for at least one fourth ingredient, in particular a beverage ingredient, or for a fourth ingredient mixture, in particular a beverage ingredient mixture; and
at least one discharge line or transfer line for a liquid medium comprising an aqueous food concentrate, in particular a beverage mix concentrate, mixed in a mixing device; and
optionally, at least one bypass line extending from the discharge line or the transfer line, in particular adjacent to the mixing device, and into the mixing device; and
at least one FT-NIR infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect in-line the composition of the aqueous food product in the discharge line; and/or, in particular or
At least one FT-NIR infrared spectrometer arranged and adapted to detect the composition of the aqueous food product in the first bypass line on-line.
29. A facility array comprising at least two facilities according to any one of claims 1 to 14.
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